Monday, November 21, 2011

The season ending WTA Championship title played between eight of the top women tennis players in the calendar year (held from October 25th-30th) concluded last month in Istanbul. Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic won the WTA Championship 2011 title beating other finalist Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a hard fought 7-5 4-6 6-3 victory.

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic winning the WTA Championship title in Istanbul

It's been a tremendous year for 21-year-old Czech Petra Kvitova. Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and she topped the season off by winning the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul and also leading her country Czech Republic to Fed Cup glory.

Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova became World Number 2 after winning the season ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul

The draw for the round-robin stage of the season-ending WTA
Championships was made in host city Istanbul, Turkey last month on
October 23rd.
The white group had Wimbledon finalist Maria Sharapova, Victoria
Azarenka, French Open champion Li Na and US Open champion Samantha
Stosur. While the red group had world number one Caroline Wozniacki,
Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, world number two Vera Zvonareva and
Agnieszka Radwanska.

Here are some pictures from the WTA Championship draw in Istanbul...

The contestants of the 2011 season ending WTA Championship in Istanbul

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